If Aleri was having financial difficulties, Aleri’s competitors and industry observers were not aware of the fact. Mark Palmer, CEO of StreamBase Systems, a CEP provider and direct competitor to Aleri, said in an interview: “Aleri made some moves that should have put them in a good cash position. In the market, the products are well regarded and I would have guessed that they were doing pretty well.”

Kevin McPartland, senior analyst, Tabb group, also hadn’t heard of any financial difficulties. “I don’t think anyone was concerned with the health of Aleri,” he said in an interview. “The story of Coral8 and Aleri worked well.”